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Definition of "yawn" []
- To open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom. (verb-intransitive)
- To open wide; gape: The chasm yawned at our feet. (verb-intransitive)
- To utter wearily, while or as if while yawning: yawned his disapproval of the silly venture. (verb-transitive)
- The act of yawning. (noun)
- A fatigued or bored response. (noun)
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Use "yawn" in a sentence
- "Mark Lieberman, the CEO of TRA, a media marketing company, notices what he calls the yawn effect."
- "Yet the meeting has elicited only a collective yawn from the US and even European press despite its agenda is to replace the global dollar standard with a new financial and military defense system."
- "As far as her continuing her fight to win ... yawn!"